Vinyl pressings
by Kathy Brown · 1998
Joy was first pressed on vinyl in 1998. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1998, the album's first year. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
DF-004-A EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 31324 &Side A
DF-004-B EUROPADISK DMM 31324 &Side B
DF-004-C-RE EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 31324 &Side C
DF-004 [Scratch Out] D EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 31324 &Side D
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | US | Definity Records DF004First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Advance, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Advance, Promo · Promo |
| 1999 | Italy | D:vision Records DV 23712", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1999 | Spain | House Tempo HT5007MX12" | 12" |
| 1999 | UK | Azuli Records AZNY 94 / Azuli Records AZULI 9412", Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1999 | UK | Azuli Records AZNY 9512", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1999 | US | Definity Records DF00412", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1999 | US | Definity Records DF00412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1999 | Italy | D:vision Records DV 23612", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1999 | UK | Azuli Records AZNY 094 / Azuli Records AZULI 9412", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| 1999 | UK | Azuli Records AZNY 095 / Azuli Records AZULI 9512" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label CCEP00112", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Joy are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1998 and 1999.
The earliest pressings are from 1998, in US. One of them is Definity Records DF004.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DF004) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DF-004-A EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 31324 & and DF-004-B EUROPADISK DMM 31324 &. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
